Share on other sites

Its how we do things. We buy a 500 dollar Playstation. We get 1 game, two at most, but then we fork over 50 bucks each time we buy another game. Then the next gen Playstaion comes along 2-3 years later, we fork over another 500 bucks and the cycle continues...

Its how we do things. We buy a 500 dollar Playstation. We get 1 game, two at most, but then we fork over 50 bucks each time we buy another game. Then the next gen Playstaion comes along 2-3 years later, we fork over another 500 bucks and the cycle continues...

Yeah, stuff gets obsolete after a few years, have to get new stuff to replace the old stuff...the cycle of life. Though some formats remain useful longer..I still have and use CDs though I have most everything in MP3s also. And I still have Blu Rays though I mostly stream video content...

Link to post

Share on other sites

Yeah, stuff gets obsolete after a few years, have to get new stuff to replace the old stuff...the cycle of life. Though some formats remain useful longer..I still have and use CDs though I have most everything in MP3s also. And I still have Blu Rays though I mostly stream video content...

I do not do streaming. Nor the cloud. I buy DVDs and Blu Ray still.

The only thing I do not do are VHS and cassette tapes.

I do use a USB key and have transferred some songs from my CD collection to the USB key and use that key in my wife's Fusion. I have downloaded apps where the app converts youtube downloads and saves it on the computer or phone and from there I transfer it on to the USB key. I could go cloud on that, but I refuse to adopt still. I have also used In my Acura, my car has storage for media integrated in the radio and Ive done that.

I do use a USB key and have transferred some songs from my CD collection to the USB key and use that key in my wife's Fusion. In my Acura, my car has storage for media integrated in the radio and Ive done that.

Since I ditched cable, I pretty much stream everything to my Fire TV w/ Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc. I use a USB key for my music collection to play in my Jeep, though I do use Sirius XM often and CDs in there also.

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

Well, it seems like the site doesn't want me to see any posts past the first page. This started a little over a week ago but whether I’m on the iPad, my phone, or computer, I get this never ending “loading” message whenever I try to go to another page of any thread here. Let me know when this is fixed because I have tried everything on my end.

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

Yeah, MOST of consumer goods drop in price over time. The first Texas Instruments calculator used to be a capital investment; it was $150 in 1972 ($910 in 2018 dollars).

Doesn't seem to happen with automobiles, however. Model S was supposed to come out in the mid-$50K range. Never happened. Then it was in the mid-$60K range. Then they dropped the 60kW in '17 and the 75kW last month, and the NOW minimum ante for a Model S --after 8 years on the market-- is $94K.

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

I ran the support tool to clear out the server cache. Let me know if that helps.

@ccap41 Suggestion actually worked but I can’t figure why that started like that in the first place. I had no OS updates on my end so I knew that wasn’t the problem. Strange. Thanks for the tip @ccap41.

@ccap41 Suggestion actually worked but I can’t figure why that started like that in the first place. I had no OS updates on my end so I knew that wasn’t the problem. Strange. Thanks for the tip @ccap41.

We're in a weird spot on the forum software. A new version of the software is currently in Beta, but the creator of this theme we use (a separate entity from the forum software manufacturer) appears to have gone out of business and is no longer offering support. I don't want to spend the $50 to upgrade to a new theme when it might not be compatible with the next version of the forum software whcihcomes out in a few weeks to a month.

At the moment, it looks like @ccap41's suggestion might be the temporary solution. Otherwise, if you scroll to the bottom and select Theme, you should be able to pick CGDefaut2 which puts you back on the older theme.

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

We're in a weird spot on the forum software. A new version of the software is currently in Beta, but the creator of this theme we use (a separate entity from the forum software manufacturer) appears to have gone out of business and is no longer offering support. I don't want to spend the $50 to upgrade to a new theme when it might not be compatible with the next version of the forum software whcihcomes out in a few weeks to a month.

At the moment, it looks like @ccap41's suggestion might be the temporary solution. Otherwise, if you scroll to the bottom and select Theme, you should be able to pick CGDefaut2 which puts you back on the older theme.

No biggie. I understand that process more than you might realize. Website updates and maintenance are genuine pains in the butt sometimes. We do what we can do sometimes and just go with it.

We're in a weird spot on the forum software. A new version of the software is currently in Beta, but the creator of this theme we use (a separate entity from the forum software manufacturer) appears to have gone out of business and is no longer offering support. I don't want to spend the $50 to upgrade to a new theme when it might not be compatible with the next version of the forum software whcihcomes out in a few weeks to a month.

At the moment, it looks like @ccap41's suggestion might be the temporary solution. Otherwise, if you scroll to the bottom and select Theme, you should be able to pick CGDefaut2 which puts you back on the older theme.

Thanks. Regardless of format we are a bunch of grouchy old men arguing about cars we will never drop coin to buy....and I love it that any...would not want it any other way.

Even if 'Blu regualrly soiling his depends means the Jeepiat needs a detail every few days....and a good airing out....(Horse ducks wrench thrown from Lancaster to Ohio....)(Just kidding bro!)

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

@ccap41 Suggestion actually worked but I can’t figure why that started like that in the first place. I had no OS updates on my end so I knew that wasn’t the problem. Strange. Thanks for the tip @ccap41.

It started doing that probably last week for me and I tried that.. Not exactly sure the actual issue but it seems to work for now.

I'd assume in the future chargers will just be another piece of standard infrastructure in home construction, integrated into the electrical stuff..

Very true, Washington, Oregon and California actually require in all new home construction that EV chargers are now installed in the Garage. New Apartment and Condo units have to include charging areas.

So in this case, you retro fit the older homes or use public charging stations or move to a new home/apartment/condo if you want an EV charger.

Very true, Washington, Oregon and California actually require in all new home construction that EV chargers are now installed in the Garage. New Apartment and Condo units have to include charging areas.

Yes, as always, the West Coast is ahead of everywhere else..always on the leading edge.

Well, it seems like the site doesn't want me to see any posts past the first page. This started a little over a week ago but whether I’m on the iPad, my phone, or computer, I get this never ending “loading” message whenever I try to go to another page of any thread here. Let me know when this is fixed because I have tried everything on my end.

Yes, as always, the West Coast is ahead of everywhere else..always on the leading edge.

Sorry, but I found that a little humorous. The West Coast can be sensory overload, too!

Wow, has anyone had the experience of giving back a rental car and then getting into their own decade old daily driver and feel like they're on "cloud nine?" I recently turned in a rented Ford Focus with 36,000 miles on it that didn't ride well (alignment or balancing issues, at the very least) and that much talked about automatic transmission shudder was in evidence, like clockwork, at every 1 - 2 shift. I was wondering if the transmission in the car would fail while in my tenure. It didn't. I sighed when I got out of it, got my belongings, and headed to board the plane.